Thursday, November 20, 2014

Action Alert: Protect Religous Heritage in Texas!!!

This week, opponents of religious freedom and our nation’s religious
heritage are pressuring textbook publishers and elected State Board of
Education (SBOE) members to eliminate references to Moses and
Judeo-Christian principles from new textbooks being proposed for
approval. The SBOE has the authority to review and approve new social
studies textbooks on a periodic basis and they are currently scheduled to make a decision by TOMORROW - Friday, Nov. 21.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Texas Freedom
Network are two of the groups demanding that publishers rewrite history
books on this topic. Click here to contact the board right now.

Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values Action, released the following statement:

“The
continued efforts by anti-religious freedom groups attacking references
to Moses, Judeo-Christian values and their impact on American law,
government, and founding in our Texas textbooks are outrageous. From the
halls of the U.S. Capitol to the U.S. Supreme Court and even here on
the Texas Capitol grounds the images, references and monuments
highlighting Moses and the Ten Commandments make clear the influence
they have on our law, government and founding. You don’t need a Ph.D. to
know that Moses, the Ten Commandments and Judeo-Christian principles
have had a significant impact on America since its founding. The efforts
by these “Moses Deniers” to rewrite history should be firmly rejected
and Texas residents should contact their State Board of Education member
immediately to ask them to support our American religious heritage and
reject these shameful attacks by fringe groups who seek to rewrite our
nation’s founding.”

Earlier this week, Texas Values Action
presented testimony to the State Board of Education discrediting the
efforts by some who want to eliminate references to Moses and
Judeo-Christian principles and texts that relate to the Ten Commandments
from proposed Texas textbooks. Read more.